Raman Sidescattering in Laser-Produced Plasmas.

Abstract

The theory of the Raman sidescattering instability in an inhomogeneous plasma is revisited. The growth rate is found from the eigenvalue of a second order ordinary differential equation in the Fourier domain. Under certain, rather easily satisfied constraints, the normalized growth rate depends on a single parameter involving laser strength, gradient scale length and resonant density. Originator-supplied keywords include: Laser fusion, and Energetic electrons.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 27, 1984
Accession Number
ADA148905

Entities

People

  • C. R. Menyuk
  • N. M. El-siragy

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Collisions
  • Determinants (Mathematics)
  • Differential Equations
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Eigenvalues
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Fluids
  • Frequency
  • Instability
  • Laser Produced Plasmas
  • Maryland
  • Military Research
  • Plasma Waves
  • Production
  • Schools
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene